Hermitage, Main Road, Ansty, Coventry, CV7 9HZ

Hermitage is a five-bedroom detached house in Ansty, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 9HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 3 pending. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 is 31.2% above the 2014 sale price.